The Sport Northern Ireland 2014 Coaching Awards recognise the outstanding contribution of sports coaches and coaching projects over the last 12 months and the role they play in encouraging participation, development and excellence in Northern Ireland.
There are seven award categories for coaches and one award in support of coaching.
Awards for Coaches:
- Children’s Coach of the Year
- Community Coach of the Year
- Disability Coach of the Year
- Female Coach of the Year
- Young Coach of the Year
- Talent Development Coach of the Year
- High Performance Coach of the Year
Award in Support of Coaching:
- Coaching Project of the Year
In establishing the Coaching Awards, it is Sport Northern Ireland’s intention to create a pathway which will enable the outstanding contribution of these coaches to be recognised at local, regional and national level.
Download and read the Support and Guidance Notes
How to Nominate…
Email coaching@sportni.net or call 028 9038 3856 to request a copy of the relevant nomination form. These are available in hard copy and electronic formats.
The closing date for returning nomination forms is 4.00pm on Monday 7 July 2014.
Electronic nomination forms should be emailed to coaching@sportni.net
Hard copy nomination forms should be delivered to:
Sport Northern Ireland Coaching Awards
Sport Northern Ireland
House of Sport
2a Upper Malone Road
Belfast BT9 5LA
Additional Information
The 2014 Coaching Awards will not take place as a formal one-off event, but will be a series of presentations, made within the traditional coaching environments of each of the award winners. To give you a flavour of how the Sport Northern Ireland Coaching Awards process will operate, please view the short video of the North West Coaching Awards, which was piloted earlier in the year –North West Coaching Awards 2014
For further information contact any member of the Sport Northern Ireland Coaching Team:
David Smyth 028 9038 3214
Simon Toole 028 9038 3860
Marie-Therese Higgins 028 9038 3809
Noleen Lennon 028 9038 3856
Email: coaching@sportni.net
